Waiting for a NOA2 from VSC for your I-129F?

[Bobalouie 0]

Here is an interesting article about immigration backlogs. Unfortunately it sounds like another group is about to be given priority over us. This time it is people applying to be citizens. The USCIS director seems to feel that it is important to get their petitions processed in time for them to vote in the next election.

"I really want to target the elections," USCIS Director Emilio T. Gonzalez told the Associated Press in an interview published Tuesday. "I really want to get as many people out there to vote as possible."

This is what Director Gonzalez is worrying about these days? Maximizing the number of voters for the next election? Shouldn't he be worrying about cleaning up the mess he created at USCIS before he starts worrying about the voter rolls?

Perhaps he is being influenced by statements like these:

"We have a huge concern on the impact of efforts for people to be able to vote in time for the primaries," said William A. Ramos, Washington spokesman for the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials, which along with Spanish-language media and labor unions has supported voter-registration efforts in potential swing states with large immigrant populations, including California, New York, New Jersey, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Colorado and Florida.

Eliseo Medina, executive vice president of the 1.9 million-member Service Employees International Union, said immigrants who want to assimilate into U.S. culture and politics are being let down. "I think the overwhelming response of immigrants is 'We do want to be part of this country, but we also want our voices heard,' " he said. "Unfortunately, due to the incompetence of the federal agency, they may not be able to register their opinions."

And here is an entry in the Federal Register outlining another new program to give preferential treatment to Cuban immigrants. It is intended to get certain potential immigrants here as quickly as possible so that they are not tempted to swim to Florida.

"SUMMARY: This Notice announces U.S. Citizenship and Immigration

Services' Cuban Family Reunification Parole Program. Under this

program, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is offering

beneficiaries of approved family-based immigrant visa petitions an

opportunity to receive a discretionary grant of parole to come to the

United States rather than remain in Cuba to apply for lawful permanent

resident status. The purpose of the program is to expedite family

reunification through safe, legal, and orderly channels of migration to

the United States and to discourage irregular and inherently dangerous

maritime migration."

And should we assume that there will be a similar program for Haitians Director Gonzalez? Of course not, because the real issue is not the safety of illegal immigrants it is the political muscle of the Cuban American community. The Cuban Family Reunification Parole Program is clarly intended to give preferential treatment to Cubans.

Face it gang. The fact that we are citizens means nothing to USCIS. They are prioritizing the needs of businesses and special interest groups with political influence. We are clearly being out hustled in our own country.

Hey Bill How many votes does he think he will generate a few thousand....this is dumb....by the way do you have an address for Mr. Gonzalez....you would think his where abouts are a matter of national security......I can not find it........thank for the info.....Lora

who has the directors contact info? i do believe that this is an angry letter moment!

-Steve

The Honorable Emilio T Gonzales

Director

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service

20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20529

I cannot find an email address.

I dont know if anyone caught it but at about 630 am this morning cst Fox news had a 30 second blurb on this issue. They said that USCIS is saying 15-18 months for these folks to get their citizenship paperwork processed. They said that the fee increases are the reason for the backlog and that the same thing happened during the Clinton administration. Only this time the Bush admin is not going to try and rush the process to get the people their citizenship before the elections because the Bush admin said that they would have to cut corners on the background checks in order to complete it in time for these people to register for the 08 elections. The Bush admin stated that with the world the way it is now, that they would not comprimise the process by rushing background checks.

So, at least to my ears in terms of our process, this is going to be business as usual, and should not impact us because the tone of the report and what they said led me to believe that they are not going to prioritize this stuff in order to get it finished to allow these folks to vote.

Anyone else catch it this morning and have the same impression, or am I completely off base with my anaylsis of the report?

[Bill y Bella 0]

Here is an interesting article about immigration backlogs. Unfortunately it sounds like another group is about to be given priority over us. This time it is people applying to be citizens. The USCIS director seems to feel that it is important to get their petitions processed in time for them to vote in the next election.

"I really want to target the elections," USCIS Director Emilio T. Gonzalez told the Associated Press in an interview published Tuesday. "I really want to get as many people out there to vote as possible."

Balance of VJ quote deleted to save space.

I dont know if anyone caught it but at about 630 am this morning cst Fox news had a 30 second blurb on this issue. They said that USCIS is saying 15-18 months for these folks to get their citizenship paperwork processed. They said that the fee increases are the reason for the backlog and that the same thing happened during the Clinton administration. Only this time the Bush admin is not going to try and rush the process to get the people their citizenship before the elections because the Bush admin said that they would have to cut corners on the background checks in order to complete it in time for these people to register for the 08 elections. The Bush admin stated that with the world the way it is now, that they would not comprimise the process by rushing background checks.

So, at least to my ears in terms of our process, this is going to be business as usual, and should not impact us because the tone of the report and what they said led me to believe that they are not going to prioritize this stuff in order to get it finished to allow these folks to vote.

Anyone else catch it this morning and have the same impression, or am I completely off base with my anaylsis of the report?

It sounds like it is an evolving story. The director says one thing, the ####### starts to hit the fan and then the administration issues a "clarifying" statement. In the Washington Post article they quote some USCIS aides who contradicted the director's statement. Just more evidence of a well managed agency.

[StillThePrettiest 3]

I know, I liked that too

'we definitely want to prioritise these because of the election'

'the election has absolutely no bearing on what we're doing'

'the moon is made of green cheese'

oh, I love that my future is in the hands of these turkeys...

[Bill y Bella 0]

I know, I liked that too

'we definitely want to prioritise these because of the election'

'the election has absolutely no bearing on what we're doing'

'the moon is made of green cheese'

oh, I love that my future is in the hands of these turkeys...

I think you are still the funiest.

[Bill y Bella 0]

Here is the link to the AP article that was referred to in the Washington Post. It is interesting reading.

"Gonzalez ordered his staff to give priority to naturalizations, but some applicants will miss voting in primaries, which begin in January.

I really want to target the elections," Gonzalez said. "I really want to get as many people out there to vote as possible."

[rae_and_scott 1]

I know, I liked that too

'we definitely want to prioritise these because of the election'

'the election has absolutely no bearing on what we're doing'

'the moon is made of green cheese'

oh, I love that my future is in the hands of these turkeys...

I think you are still the funiest.

:lol:

I second that.

Hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving.

[MKCT 0]

I know, I liked that too

'we definitely want to prioritise these because of the election'

'the election has absolutely no bearing on what we're doing'

'the moon is made of green cheese'

oh, I love that my future is in the hands of these turkeys...

:lol:

[Ovaltine Jenkins 5]

Mirla, Mel and Syl you still haven´t got the approval? What a mess! I hope the new week will finally bring it to you

[MIVALDIS 0]

Mirla, Mel and Syl you still haven´t got the approval? What a mess! I hope the new week will finally bring it to you

anyone knows if VCS office woking today or shall we wait till monday for them to come back to work.I filed on July 16 and no nwes on my NOA2 YET

[Mel and Syl 0]

Sitll nothing Scott and Marta

[MKCT 0]

Sitll nothing Scott and Marta

nothing over here either...somebody mentioned yesterday that USCIS was going to work today...it was on the website...

[V&Steve 0]

Here is an interesting article about immigration backlogs. Unfortunately it sounds like another group is about to be given priority over us. This time it is people applying to be citizens. The USCIS director seems to feel that it is important to get their petitions processed in time for them to vote in the next election.

"I really want to target the elections," USCIS Director Emilio T. Gonzalez told the Associated Press in an interview published Tuesday. "I really want to get as many people out there to vote as possible."

This is what Director Gonzalez is worrying about these days? Maximizing the number of voters for the next election? Shouldn't he be worrying about cleaning up the mess he created at USCIS before he starts worrying about the voter rolls?

Perhaps he is being influenced by statements like these:

"We have a huge concern on the impact of efforts for people to be able to vote in time for the primaries," said William A. Ramos, Washington spokesman for the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials, which along with Spanish-language media and labor unions has supported voter-registration efforts in potential swing states with large immigrant populations, including California, New York, New Jersey, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Colorado and Florida.

Eliseo Medina, executive vice president of the 1.9 million-member Service Employees International Union, said immigrants who want to assimilate into U.S. culture and politics are being let down. "I think the overwhelming response of immigrants is 'We do want to be part of this country, but we also want our voices heard,' " he said. "Unfortunately, due to the incompetence of the federal agency, they may not be able to register their opinions."

And here is an entry in the Federal Register outlining another new program to give preferential treatment to Cuban immigrants. It is intended to get certain potential immigrants here as quickly as possible so that they are not tempted to swim to Florida.

"SUMMARY: This Notice announces U.S. Citizenship and Immigration

Services' Cuban Family Reunification Parole Program. Under this

program, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is offering

beneficiaries of approved family-based immigrant visa petitions an

opportunity to receive a discretionary grant of parole to come to the

United States rather than remain in Cuba to apply for lawful permanent

resident status. The purpose of the program is to expedite family

reunification through safe, legal, and orderly channels of migration to

the United States and to discourage irregular and inherently dangerous

maritime migration."

And should we assume that there will be a similar program for Haitians Director Gonzalez? Of course not, because the real issue is not the safety of illegal immigrants it is the political muscle of the Cuban American community. The Cuban Family Reunification Parole Program is clarly intended to give preferential treatment to Cubans.

Face it gang. The fact that we are citizens means nothing to USCIS. They are prioritizing the needs of businesses and special interest groups with political influence. We are clearly being out hustled in our own country.

Hey Bill How many votes does he think he will generate a few thousand....this is dumb....by the way do you have an address for Mr. Gonzalez....you would think his where abouts are a matter of national security......I can not find it........thank for the info.....Lora

who has the directors contact info? i do believe that this is an angry letter moment!

-Steve

The Honorable Emilio T Gonzales

Director

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service

20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20529

I cannot find an email address.

Thanks for the address Bill y Bella!

We'll post the letter here once it's done.

- Vanessa

[V&Steve 0]

Mirla, Mel and Syl you still haven´t got the approval? What a mess! I hope the new week will finally bring it to you

anyone knows if VCS office woking today or shall we wait till monday for them to come back to work.I filed on July 16 and no nwes on my NOA2 YET

Yes.. they should working today:

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/men...0000ecd190aRCRD

[Jason-Sasha 1]

They may be at work, but it doesn't seem like they're doing anything.

[MKCT 0]

They may be at work, but it doesn't seem like they're doing anything.